All articles by Stuart Watson – Page 14

  • Getting the show on the road: work should start at Midpoint 2 in January
    Markets

    Severn shifters

    02 November 2007

    A year after acquiring Severn Trent Properties, ProLogis is gearing up for a development drive.

  • Flatpack heaven : post-war precincts that were brand new in 1956 now make Coventry city centre look shabby but Ikea has chosen to open its first in-town store there
    Markets

    Coventry talks back

    02 November 2007

    Modus and Morley are spearheading the rejuvenation of Coventry.

  • Markets

    The market in minutes - East Midlands

    12 October 2007

    Stuart Watson gives you the lowdown on all the sectors across the region

  • Markets

    Westfield’s Derby debut

    12 October 2007

    The retail property giant has chosen Derby for its first UK scheme.

  • Markets

    Forest branches out

    12 October 2007

    The suburb of Clifton could be rejuvenated by Nottingham Forest’s proposed stadium.

  • Form and junction: the Castlewood site will cover 2m sq ft
    Markets

    Castlewood you believe it?

    12 October 2007

    Wilson Bowden’s site at junction 28 of the M1 finally has a future.

  • Notts kidding: Broadmarsh to bring 1.4m sq ft to city
    Markets

    Westfield weighs anchors at Notts Broadmarsh centre

    12 October 2007

    Debenhams and M&S signings enable £700m retail scheme to proceed

  • Insight

    Meet the Manufacturers

    Sheds - September 2007

    As two reports show brighter prospects for UK manufacturing, Stuart Watson talks to three manufacturers about their approaches to industrial property

  • News

    Introduction

    Sheds - September 2007

    As the global economy shifts, the industrial and distribution sector is often the first to feel the euphoria or the pain. Manufacturers run their businesses on a knife edge between profit and loss, and logistics operators must respond swiftly to changing patterns of production and consumption.

  • Insight

    Greenland’s virgin territory

    Sheds - September 2007

    9 Former Astral and ProLogis man Jeremy Greenland tells Stuart Watson about his new company, Evander. Photograph by Victoria Nightingale

  • Professional

    Eco-friendly to the letter

    Sheds - September 2007

    Shed giants are putting aside their differences to agree on a common sustainability standard.

  • News

    Power sharing deal

    Sheds - September 2007

    ProLogis has adopted the European model of splitting a single shed between several tenants.

  • Heywood Distribution Park, Rochdale
    Markets

    Regions to be cheerful?

    Sheds - September 2007

    Stuart Watson and David Hatcher break down the national sheds market region by region

  • Professional

    Gordons 1bn grab

    Sheds - September 2007

    Shed developers are resigned to the abolition of rates relief on empty buildings.

  • Markets

    Prupim on track for station at Green Park

    24 August 2007

    Plans for £15m scheme submitted to Reading Borough Council

  • Urban legend: Goodman’s Central Park in Manchester is part of the new breed
    Markets

    Environmentally trendy

    24 August 2007

    The green agenda is forcing business parks to evolve.

  • Markets

    Back in business

    24 August 2007

    Latest reports suggest business parks are showing signs of recovery. Stuart Watson analyses the trends

  • Darling, I love you: Harwell, home of the Diamond Light Source synchrotron, is on both Goodman and Quantum’s wish list
    Markets

    The appliance of science

    24 August 2007

    The government’s drive to make the UK a world leader in scientific research has made science parks an attractive target for developers.

  • Markets

    Making legal history

    20 July 2007

    Kier’s latest project the Supreme Court symbolises constitutional change.

  • Unsafe and sorry: Steetley has fallen into disrepair over the last five years
    News

    A quarry tale

    Midlands Supplement 2007

    Laing O’Rourke is preparing to tackle one of the east Midlands’ biggest and most complex industrial sites. The construction giant will build a manufacturing plant in the disused heavy industrial area of Steetley on the Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire border. It will also produce a masterplan for further industrial development on the ...